The Life Of Elizabeth Blackwell
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Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821 to Hannah and Samuel Blackwell of Bristol, England. Her father owned and operated a sugar refinery, but it burned down when she was eleven. So, Elizabeth’s father decided to move to America in 1838. During their trip to America, she saw a horrib ....
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.... because they did not believe a woman was capable of being a doctor. After two years of hard studying, she beat the odd and received her medical degree in front of 20,000 people.
Although Elizabeth was a fully trained physician, no one would hire her because they did not take her seriously. She then decided to open her own hospital. Elizabeth had to buy a house as her office because no one would rent space to her. This house later became the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. It ....
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